New Fairfield has taken a big step towards upgrading Rebels Stadium’s track and turf field. Yesterday, the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance approved a $600,000 transfer from the town’s 2023-24 budget surplus to fund the replacement project. This amount will cover most of the $950,000 total cost, with additional funding coming from ARPA funds and a small contribution from the Board of Education. A town meeting to vote on the appropriation is scheduled for September 17 at 7 p.m. at the New Fairfield Senior Center.
Ed Histed
Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.